Nadine Causey
Clinical Director at Focal Point VA | Specializing in Psychiatry, Ketamine, & Spravato Practices- Claim this Profile
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Credentials
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Registered Nurse
Florida Board of NursingApr, 2012- Sep, 2024
Experience
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Focal Point VA | Specializing in Psychiatry, Ketamine, & Spravato Practices
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United States
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Medical Practices
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1 - 100 Employee
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Clinical Director
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Dec 2022 - Present
Clinical Nurse Director - Possess a solid background in clinical nursing with a focus on psychiatric care, which includes an understanding of medication management, assessment, and treatment planning. - Proven ability to lead and manage a team of nursing professionals, including virtual assistants. Ability to inspire and motivate team members to achieve their goals. - Experienced in training and teaching virtual assistants on how to complete prior authorizations for Spravato and related psychiatric services. Ability to develop training materials, deliver effective training sessions, and provide ongoing support to ensure the highest level of performance. - Excellent communication skills, including the ability to communicate effectively with patients, families, and healthcare providers. Strong writing and verbal skills are essential in creating and delivering presentations, reports, and other written materials. - Strong analytical skills are required to evaluate patient data, identify trends, and develop solutions to improve patient outcomes. - An eye for detail and the ability to follow strict protocols and procedures are essential in ensuring the highest level of patient care and safety. - Proven ability to manage multiple tasks and priorities effectively. Ability to work under pressure and manage competing deadlines. - Proficient in using various electronic health record (EHR) systems, including data entry, retrieval, and analysis. Familiarity with telehealth platforms and virtual communication technologies. - Strong knowledge of psychiatric medications and treatment protocols, as well as the regulatory and compliance requirements for prior authorization processes. - Excellent interpersonal skills, including the ability to build strong relationships with patients, families, and healthcare providers. Proven ability to collaborate with interdisciplinary teams and establish effective working relationships. Show less
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Cornerstone Psychiatric Care
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United States
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Hospitals and Health Care
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1 - 100 Employee
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Registered Nurse
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Feb 2021 - Present
Interventional Psychiatry - Providing care for outpatient ketamine, esketamine, and vitamin-infusion therapy for treatment of TRD, MDD with acute suicidal ideation, PTSD, GAD, OCD, and Bipolar-Depression. - Establishing and maintaining positive clinical rapport with all patients, families, and caregivers to provide care in a trusting and safe environment. - Obtaining all medical and medication history pertinent and as related to present condition, prior to treatment. - Assessment, administration and monitoring of patients before, during and after treatment including but not limited to, inserting and managing peripheral venous access, assessing vital signs, ensuring hemodynamic status, assessing current physical and mental state, assessing for signs and symptoms of possible reactions, and documenting per guidelines while communicating with provider, when necessary. - Exclusively completes all esketamine (Spravato) prior authorization requests, including assessing for eligibility, approval and enrollment criteria on case-by-case basis. - Assists in scheduling and billing, including use of CPT-EM and ICD-10-CM codes. Show less
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Bethesda Health
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United States
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Medical Practices
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Registered Nurse
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May 2018 - Feb 2020
Registered Nurse II, Charge Nurse Relief, Safety Council Member Cardiac Progressive Care Unit - Overseeing and assisting nursing staff, providing administrative and patient support, delegating nursing assignments, and discharge and intake planning of 20-bed unit as Charge Nurse Relief. - Nurse liaison on the hospital-wide Safety Council, communicating needs and changes between hospital administrative and nursing staff. - Providing quality nursing care in acute cardiac setting, including but not limited to assessing for urgent and emergent health conditions, assessing cardiac telemetry and EKG’s and hemodynamic status, ensuring peripheral or central line access, wound or incision site care, chest tube care, catheter care, external pacemaker care, pre and post-operative and procedural care, close monitoring of physiological and psychological status. - Multi-interdisciplinary care collaboration to optimize quality care by assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating patient care plans. - Provided patient education on diagnosis, treatment, medications, lifestyle modifications, self medication management and self incision or wound site care. - Documented and successfully applied finding of patient data encompassing assessment results, interventions, medications, patient responses and treatment changes. Show less
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AMN Healthcare
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United States
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Staffing and Recruiting
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1 - 100 Employee
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Registered Nurse
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Dec 2013 - Mar 2018
Cardiac Progressive Care Units, Emergency Department, Ambulatory Care Clinics - Attuned to the ever-evolving healthcare landscape by providing quality care in a variety of clinical settings, including acute care hospitals, and outpatient and ambulatory care clinics. - Exceptionally flexible to an array of healthcare environments and company cultures, values and missions with the ability to self-motivate and adapt effectively and efficiently. - Providing quality nursing care in a variety of large, diverse major cities throughout the US, being a champion for inclusivity and support. - Delivered outpatient nursing care in specialities of pediatric, psychiatric, palliative care, orthopedic and immunology. - Highly developed interpersonal skills in order to rapidly familiarize with new environments and multiinterdisciplinary healthcare team members, in order to provide quality patient care. - Exemplary use of the nursing process of assessment, nursing diagnosis, planning, implementation and evaluation in all aspects of patient care management in all clinical settings throughout. Show less
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Delray Medical Center
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United States
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Hospitals and Health Care
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100 - 200 Employee
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Registered Nurse
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Aug 2012 - Dec 2013
Cardiac, Respiratory Unit - Thorough assessment of subjective and objective patient data and management and collaboration of care to optimize and deliver quality. - Supervised and collaborated the delivery of care of LPN’s and CNA’s, delegating tasks as necessary. - Extensive experience with developing patient specific care plans based on individual patient needs, as well as providing nursing counsel and education to patient families and caregivers. - Ensured patient condition and safety, with special focus and knowledges of geriatric populations specific needs and goals of care. Show less
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Education
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2021 - 2023
Palm Beach Atlantic University
Doctorate Degree in Nursing Practice, Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing -
2009 - 2012
Palm Beach Atlantic University
Bachelor of Science in Nursing, Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse
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